The opposition Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) on Thursday named RJD leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the November's assembly elections in Bihar.

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot made the announcement at a joint press conference in Patna, where he also named Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani as the coalition’s deputy chief ministerial nominee.

The announcement came amid controversy after photographs of top INDIA bloc leaders were missing from a banner at the Mahagathbandhan’s joint press conference. The banner, images of which went viral on social media, featured only a large photograph of Tejashwi.

Tejashwi , the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar assembly, accepted the nomination, thanking alliance

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